to the management of international companies plenty of tourists from russia finland all over europe. if you're visiting the former capital on a budget but she does hotel accommodation insipidus but can be found at older soviet era hotels some of which offer economy class rooms as well as more comfortable renovated interiors. but a circus and it's time for me to go up to my room even though such rooms are more expensive sometimes apartments or suites can work out cheaper especially when charged a room instead of a person wherever you decide to stay do your math research for deals and office on the internet. expensive breakfast buffets and how many times you might need taxis for example because often you'd be surprised the high end hotels cheaper in the long run. out of more than three hundred rooms there are various luxury apartments and suites like this one perfect for families and celebrity entourages they come with several connecting bedrooms and

a large living room with kids from the seventy's so whenever you're bored of eating out don't worry as you can always make the good old trusted carry here. time to eat and we've arrived at. opens in two thousand and seven this one teacher is one of the brightest newcomers petersburg's restaurant scene question national study domania features various cuisine. italian japanese and russian dishes there are vegetarian meals as well and also wide variety of tasty beautiful desirous of. booking is advised if you want to eat here soft sofas in pillows easy lounge music in ambience beautiful people and some people's bags gorgeous sky this is the ideal place for dinner after a busy day of sightseeing. now it's time for me to try out a fruit. gorgeous a burial the thing i love about the city is all the. like asians if you do your

research take a look on the internet all the local guys you'll find some incredible places new restaurants popping up every week and teressa here i think has the best location in the city just look at the stunning cathedral behind us and just by the down the road you can see the church of the scales. and. solitaire it's absolutely. well. absolutely beautiful. a city known for its revolutions over the last ten years there's been a different type of uprising that's on the restaurant and hotel scene times have changed and the former capital now offer some of the best food and lodgings in russia and to discuss the western influence and development of simply dispense cultural scene let's meet this week's cast. me very nice to me so you are the general manager here at the hotel yes been here like since january.

in russia now for four years but i came here in. a different of the thing that this is my thing so so so every every morning when i wake up i can't wait to. start my day so it seems that the different hotels and restaurants are opening every single week in the city at the moment you know this is just booming because like when i came here like four years ago they were basically the few feist store hold us in the morgue it but now we are getting more and more not only for the store but they also also hold those in some other segments or for for all the old of travelers who wants to come to be the spirit so now it's currently white nights and surely you must see a huge influx of tourists coming to the city. the greatest actually is. i know i

need to come from from finland from exactly the same thing but they have done so great job with the white knights here so so so i don't understand that white people chose some petersburg instead of just because of fame. say that but the great job well done great great great p.r. marketing this is the time of the year to come here if you want to enjoy something with this beautiful. and regarding cultural activities it seems that is absolutely . trips it's amazing that's true but on the other hand i would love to say that there are no younger generation who comes to experience life here and experience life. they don't even need those excuses that there's a next is next to the whole don't they just want to see how the life goes here they rather go for clapping you know this is the great city also for that to be for all

worst most all so it's wonderful it's great to meet you. thank you it was nice to meet you too. moving on and what other hotels and restaurants i was mentioning in sin petersburg the backpackers there are some great places to stay in the capital which would burn a hole in your pocket location hostel situated in the heart of the city of his wonderful views a palace square from its windows prices here just six hundred roubles that's roughly around twenty don't miss. the concepts hostel as they call it also both contempt and friendly an international atmosphere not only will be given a bed for the night but supports many interesting projects they also offer advice to the most people happily venusian events in the city. and one of our projects is in my case. it's a non-truth. feature in the most interesting places in the city in our humble

opinion and includes information on where to downs eat or shop and there are all kinds of places from flea markets to concepts stores from two to five star places so let's say yes. when visiting look around for many of the city's yards and many of them you'll find cozy restaurants diplo meeting wolf is a so-called living room restaurant here is about several halls and terrace are indeed very homey and if you're traveling with children there's even a special room for them. next up the new ball cooled twenty two thirteen inspired with traveling around the world it's junkin if you. have created a fashionable place to lunch and also cocktails after dark. the bombing at the venue make amazing drinks and there's also a sweet shop here ten macaroons the takeaway place. when we were rocking on the interior is if you wanted the venue to represent and

family come for it for example the sofa was brought from the flagships now boutique in paris it took a long time to proceed the owner to sell a time she didn't understand what i needed the old one down so for what we believe in our energy and philosophy of furnishings but history. the dorm we too bought and cafe is located in a soviet building of the same name meaning consumer services center it's interiors with old furniture resembles the atmosphere of an apartment in the times of the u.s.s.r. during the day there are dishes of russian and european cuisine on the menu while at nights the venue turns into a loud and busy nightclub. next up and we've arrived at our final location the w. hotel. in one thousand nine hundred eight the brand has since expanded with over fifty hotels and resorts around the world. if you're looking for stylish accommodation. in the trust adults. this hotel already is packed full of the who's

who of st petersburg high as jefferson tourists with just one hundred thirty seven rooms the service is in ecuador. if you do stay here but i do recommend that you bring your credit card. as well as a spectacular rooftop bar and the bliss pool and spa the hotel boasts a restaurant cool mix it invites guests to enjoy killing every masterpieces by linda cass the master of french cooking and the world records man for the number of michelin stars in. st petersburg is amazing cultural historic and grand and we should try our best to harmonize the cuisine with the city's spirits through to be tough policy and at the same time reasonably priced to be the best the only true city that the of. the fullness of the north is a great city for dining out with restaurants to suit every pocket from humble backpack is to a list celebrities as for accommodation simplest most hotels range

from grand historic properties to budget many hotels and wherever that may be inside petersburg it's ultimately the wealth of culture and history that will amaze you and most of that is to free. very life so wherever you sleep eat all visit here in st petersburg this city will never fail to disappoint and that's all the time we have on this week's program sal see you again at the same time next week for more adventures around the former russian capital until then for me and the rest of the crew from the beautiful and balance of the never ever.

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controversial. sports news coming right up now that manchester city have finally got their man. kerry has joined the premier league club believing he's going to win things that the latest on that plus is the end of the right for the usa. hello there welcome to the sport here on r.t. and these are the headlines. down below manchester city complete the signing of argentina sensation sergio where. while the u.s. coach bob bradley after five years in charge. and i mean for the games we take a look at one russian girl making the limping take next. manchester city have completed the signing of argentina striker where i'm from

athletico madrid the twenty three year old signed a five year deal saying he believes he has joined a club that will be fighting for trophies every year city are thought to have paid around sixty two million dollars for the attack if you scored one hundred to go from three hundred thirty four games. he's also netted thirteen times for his country in twenty nine games where he's diego maradona's son in law incidentally is expected to be a man city squad for the pre-season dublin super cup tournament this weekend. russia spartak moscow have added some dutch steel to their suspect midfield neverland's international demi does donning his new red and white after transferring from i.x. any signing undergoing his first public training session already looking well versed in high rushes most successful club do things despite sitting a full thirteen points off the top spot midway through the premier league season do

comes to spar with things that can only up with the club winning three of the last four games the twenty eight year old who played in last year's world cup final saying football here is a step up from his native land for the. game to. work to do by me and the role that. i think two more. gets more interesting to play football. with to train. with a lot of people from our worship. good stories about sports about the worship. more. to describe being. i think a levels more than all the. meanwhile russian minnows allow me i have given themselves a fighting chance of playing in this season's europa league they drew one one at home with kazakh side at toby in the third qualifying round of the competition islandia in the second tier of russian football and have not yet played in europe

and have not played in europe for ten years they went behind after just eleven minutes after malik many open for the visitors but twenty one year old sam has. got a second half equaliser the second leg is next week it's another football news bob bradley has been fired as the coach of the u.s.a.t. after five years in charge it follows the team's loss to mexico in the final of the gold cup although bradley's a world record isn't all bad with forty three wins twenty five draws and just twelve defeats during his reign he also led that seem to the last sixteen of the twenty ten world cup bradley's replacement is expected to be announced before an exhibition match between the usa and mexico on aug tenth meanwhile argentina have unveiled fifty six year old hundredths of bell as their new coach the foremost to the end his manager taking over from syria but instead he resigned after the failure on the corporate america in the corporate america in argentina. meanwhile

favre will make a final decision on goal line technology in march next year with president sepp blatter saying if approved it could be used at the brazil world cup in twenty fourteen and then in leagues around the world. it is. the international will decide. to be introduced. to dance of the. disease to gays. or leagues they will have the right to use these technologies these would be the new approach. to dance and. now let's switch to gulf where former masters champion trevor immelman is finally finding some form after missing the cut in his last six torments he leads after the first day at the greenbrier classic in west virginia the south african has a one shot lead after carving

a six under par sixty four he hasn't been the same place since wrist surgery a couple of years ago that the blocks on thursday a group of five players are behind him including derek lam lee had a nice chip in here. while at the ari show in india saying and shines islands for major stars at the moment he is eight under par on sixty three that round first round equaling his lowest ever round of his career and gives him a two shot lead as rollins big guns u.s. open champion down clark is six shots back in u.s. open champion rory mcilroy is seven off the pace although he did produce the shot of the day here saving par on the fourteenth from the rough they expect tackler around the trains while graeme mcdowell is nine shots back and patrick harrington is ten of late has been more successful rusher at the world aquatic championships the country which dominated the synchronized section last week claiming his first

gold in the swim discipline at the games and to see winning the women's fifty meter backstroke fastest qualifiers they were carrying his speed into the final to see off the nearest challenge of power japan and surveyed. european champion in the fifteen hundred meters touched the warning the time the twenty seven point seven nine seconds american missy franklin took the problems meanwhile before that ryan lost his own world record in the winning of the two hundred eighteen to individual medley the american moving ahead of compadres michael phelps. butterfly leg powering to victory in fifty four seconds and proving. tenth of a second felt right behind him in second with another big nine hundred. twelve record since i take. care. of the upcoming world championships in paris is also an important event for him pick for the head of the london games caldwell is hoping to keep the light enough points in order to travel

next chair caught up with her and a hometown. when going to call it was just a child her mother wanted her to go to a dancing school or take up knitting and then broidery but by her own admission she's always been a sort of its own boy and lots of flight it was already all the is though that she would become a professional athlete mom though wanted her daughter to have nothing to do with combat sports and send her to track and field instead. of them to chunk when i was sixteen i met a girl who was a wrestler and she took me to a wrestling club for the first time i went there secretly for a month and my parents had no idea my mom was shocked when she found out she thought this can be the right sport for women but i managed to turn her around when i started winning. is currently ranked number seventeen in the world according to the international judo federation and it should prove her medal world championship in paris she stands

a good chance of representing russia in the under sixty three kilogram category and the one that picks them of course. we try to be among the top fourteen in the ratings in every way category in order to be able to go to the. olympic games i think that each of us can win the right to be in london and each has a chance to win a medal at the games our positions in the ratings are stable i each country will be represented by only one athlete in every weight category at the summer games that's seven for men and seven for women russia has its eyes and getting a place in all fourteen and it's thirty mins in paris will set up for the winners and losers. of the world championships in august it will be a test and stage for our athletes will have an entire year before the olympics in london where we hope to win medals the recent european championships have shown that we have a strong national team. that's what a third russia's finest have six days to make good on those promises before getting

fighting fit for london twenty twelve. ramon cost r.t. . now the gongs which will be hunted down by all the world's top athletes during next summer's olympic games have been unveiled the medals which weigh in and around four hundred grams are among the biggest and heaviest of any summer olympics the friend of each of one shows images of night greek goddess of victory at the last games in beijing china topped the charts with fifty one goals more than doubled out of place russia with the u.s. in second with the most medals in the one hundred ten metalwork design a day with what kinsey created the medals for next year's event stating he plays with. us on the great job i mean i don't think it could have been done any better than i did my best. and finally my time's lewis hamilton says pole position will be crucial for this weekend's and gehring grand prix the british going for its second win in

a row after a triumph in germany but says being quickest in qualifying will probably determine the outcome of sunday's writes this is it is a very difficult circuit to make it is constantly turning did it really have many streets between each corner to get up behind someone and so it looked more much more like monaco in a sense but i think this is a track where you need to be in population and need to disappear and so we haven't had a pole business in this year so you know my aim this weekend is to get our first full on the first practice session for the hungarian grand prix gets underway a little later on that is it for me for the moment i'm back with more sport in just under two hours. hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on our team.

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a close eye on the sun could help predict when natural disasters are about to strike the. well u.s. that crisis is so keeping investors jittery in the markets some good news as well as russia. is one step closer to acquiring eastern european operations folks back with more details on that. twenty four hours a day you're watching r.t. the country which holds more u.s. debt than any other has hit out at the failure of congress to reach a deal for its debt ceiling china says the political deadlock in washington threatens the entire global economy. republicans and democrats have delayed. the country as they haven't agreed on rival budgets have until tuesday to avoid

a potentially devastating default earlier in the week u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton was in beijing to be assured asian leaders that america will not fall back on its debt payments experts say both china and americans could suffer because there's so much at stake. there's definitely going to be a lot of nervousness all around the world and china has a reason to be nervous not necessarily because they're going to miss an interest payment but just because they have so much invested economically with the united states and we're making ourselves look like fools and they're wondering what kind of partner economically they have and whether they should be holding so many dollar assets so it's not a matter of they're going to miss an interest payment it's more just a long term. medium term and d.c. is really going to see the reality of the situation again sort of. try to just drop the dollar.